Treasure Island, FL/July/10/2017: Stephanie Fischer, President and CEO of the Global Retail Marketing Association [GRMA] announced today that Timothy Rea has been named Chairperson of the GRMA’s Advisory Board for Financial & Insurance Services. The GRMA, serving c-level executives in retail, restaurant and hospitality announced earlier this year, their expansion into the financial and insurance services vertical. The appointment of Rea signals the importance of this new vertical in the GRMA portfolio. In announcing the move, Stephanie Fischer, President and CEO of the GRMA said, “Tim is a proven business leader with a deep understanding of the consumer-facing market and a strong commitment to advancing industry thought-leadership and transformation. We are excited to welcome Tim as GRMA’s Advisory Board Chairman for Financial & Insurance Services.”